HEARD THIS ONE?

• Moises Alou, now with the Mets, was the Cubs outfielder who drifted into foul territory in the eighth inning of Game 6 of the 2003 National League championship series. As he camped near the stands, Bartman reached over the rail and knocked the ball away. The Marlins rallied and won the next night, and the Cubs still haven't reached the World Series since 1945.

"Everywhere I play, even now, people still yell, 'Bartman! Bartman!' I feel really bad for the kid," Alou told the Associated Press' Jim Litke. "You know what the funny thing is? I wouldn't have caught it anyway."

• Brent Musburger called Monday's opener for ESPN. He told the Chicago Tribune that Ben Braun - Cal's basketball coach until a week ago - once told a story about sitting behind Bartman. "Braun said he was the one who pointed out Bartman to the Wrigley Field security people and encouraged them to have Bartman escorted out of the ballpark for his own safety," Musburger said.

We don't buy it. Ben Braun has never known when to remove someone from a game.

RANDOM THOUGHT

Playing favorites?: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area explained its snub of Warriors-Spurs on Tuesday - in favor of Sharks-Kings on CSN Plus - as a weeks-ago gamble gone bad. Maybe, but this situation bears watching. The Sharks have gotten some favorable TV calls of late, and the Warriors haven't been as enthusiastic about the re-branded channel as the other local teams have.

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Setting the record straight: Formula One honcho Max Mosley says he won't resign despite being linked to that videotaped orgy with five prostitutes. He also says there was no Nazi theme. That oughtta quell the tabloids, eh?